John 10:16:18John.10.16.W18TAB
φωνῆς
phōnês
“voice”
- Transliteration
- phō-NÊS
- Extended
- phō-NÊS
- IPA
- /pʰɔːˈnɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- voice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phō-NÊS
- sentence
KAI AL-la PRO-ba-ta E-khō HA ouk ES-tin ek TÊS au-LÊS TAU-tēs ka-KEI-na DEI me a-ga-GEIN KAI TÊS phō-NÊS mou a-KOU-sou-sin KAI ge-NÊ-son-tai MI-a POIM-nē HEIS poi-MÊN
Exegesis
The following future clause `kai tēs phones mou akousousin {καὶ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούσουσιν | kaí tês phō-nês mou a-koú-sou-sin} ‘and they will hear My voice’` expresses assured response, with `tēs phones mou {τῆς φωνῆς μου | tês phō-nês mou}` functioning as the object of hearing.
Root and etymology
phoneophō-né-ō
“to call, sound out”
In context — John 10:16
And I have other sheep that are not from this fold ; those too I must bring, and they will hear My voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
About this coordinate
John 10:16:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 10:16, so the Greek word φωνῆς (phōnês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.10.16.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.16.W18.S1) and character.